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Topic: LED front turn signal bulb? (Read 1030 times)

Thinking of swapping in quite bright LED replacements in the mirror housings. At around $10 each though, not worth it if I get the rapid blink. Don't want to use resistors/load balancers, just the bulbs. Anyone done this? Does blink rate stay the same or get rapid?

I haven't checked but is there an electro-mechanical flasher on the bike originally? If so, get an electronic flasher and no resistors necessary. Heck I did this n a 2008 Royal Enfield Bullet without issue. Just not sure how much of the "Computer" controls the flashers. I went with LED's on the Enfield just to reduce power consumption BTW.

You will absolutely need resistors, there isn't an LED set made that draws enough power to get the blink rate correct. There MAY be some that have resistors incorporated, but I doubt they'd fit since the space behind the mirror isn't the greatest, and the resistors need to dissipate the heat, so they'd probably be exposed to the wiring in the mirror pod, which may melt something.